Cinema lovers were spoilt for choice as an eclectic mix of films was screened on day three of 7th Jagran Film Festival at Cinepolis, Andheri (W). Tributes to legendary filmmakers made for the day's highlight
Cinema lovers were spoilt for choice as an eclectic mix of films was screened on day three of 7th Jagran Film Festival at Cinepolis, Andheri (W). Tributes to legendary filmmakers made for the day's highlight.
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Across eras
A documentary on filmmaker V Shantaram helmed by daughter Madhura Jasraj Pandit attracted a big turn-out. Talking on the occasion, his son, Kiran Shantaram said, "From silent era to films with sound, and from black-and-white to colour films, my father has been a part of all these eras".
Kundan Shah. Pic/Nimesh Dave
In a lighter vein
Kundan Shah's short film Bonga which influenced him to make his cult classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro. The screening was followed by a discussion with the filmmaker where he recalled his days at National School of Drama and why he chose comedy as the subject for his diploma film. "As I was writing my short film, I realised it was drifting towards the comedy genre and that's when I started watching a lot of Chaplin films, the influence of which is seen in my films. It was a big risk to make a comedy but it worked for me."
Parallel lane
A documentary on celebrated Kannada filmmaker Girish Kasravalli, a pioneer of parallel cinema, was also screened and was followed by one of his best known works, Thaye Sahiba.
A still from 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'
Sairat still a hit
Nagraj Manjule's award-winning movie, Sairat, which emerged as a landmark film in Marathi cinema and created a box office record, was showcased at the festival. It attracted a huge turnout.
Critical talk
Prominent film critics from various media organisations touched upon a variety of topics during a panel discussion, from the communication industry boom in the last decade to social media growth.
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